With the start of the season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, IndyCar will race for the first time Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway. The event is being compressed to a single day and Alexander Rossi said it will be … Read more…

Formula One has confirmed it will not go ahead with plans to include reverse-grid qualifying races at select grands prix this year but is still open to experimentation with its weekend formats. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Formula One is set to host two races behind closed doors at Silverstone this summer after the British government gave assurances that those travelling with the sport would be able to gain exemption from U.K. quarantine rules. www.espn.com – RPM … Read more…

MotoGP organizers and the Spanish government say they are working to bring the racing series back in the summer. Spain was set to host four races before the season was put in jeopardy because of the coronavirus pandemic. www.espn.com – … Read more…

Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo has urged society to grow up and move away from the “toxic” and “disgraceful” racism many are subjected to on a daily basis. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Williams are prepared to end decades of family control and sell the struggling Formula One team to secure its future after tough times on and off the track, deputy principal Claire Williams said on Friday. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL … Read more…

Audi sacked German driver Daniel Abt from their Formula E team because he “made a conscious decision to go against the rules” in an esports competition, the German carmaker said on Wednesday. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Audi Formula E driver Daniel Abt was disqualified and ordered to pay 10,000 euros to charity on Sunday for getting a professional gamer to compete under his name in an official esports race. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

It appeared that Chase Elliott would race to victory in the NASCAR Crown Jewel event that eluded his father, Bill, until a late caution allowed Brad Keselowski to take the checkered flag in overtime. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Formula One’s plans to return to racing at Silverstone in July are in doubt after the UK Government excludes top-level sport in new 14-day quarantine measures following foreign travel. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Instead of preparing to defend his 2019 Indianapolis 500 victory on Sunday, Simon Pagenaud will spend the weekend at his home as the race has been postponed until August due to the coronavirus pandemic. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

The World of Outlaws ran in front of fans for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, as Brad Sweet held off Kyle Larson for the win at I-55 Raceway in Peveley, Missouri. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL … Read more…

Former world champion Jenson Button says he is shocked that Sebastian Vettel will not drive for Ferrari next season and that it would be “madness” if the team pushed him out. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Formula One could cope with up to 10 positive tests for COVID-19 when the sport starts the season in July, according to the chairman of the governing FIA’s medical commission. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Formula One says the UK government’s quarantine plans would rule out a British Grand Prix and affect tens of thousands of F1-related jobs if exemptions are not granted for sport. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Toronto’s annual IndyCar race on a street course at Exhibition Place, scheduled for July 12, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers are working to find an alternate date later in the season. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL … Read more…

AMA Motocross will hold the final seven Supercross races of the 2020 season beginning on May 31 after the season was halted after 10 events by the coronavirus pandemic. All seven events will be held at the University of Utah … Read more…

The news that Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the year leaves one very obvious question hanging over the remainder of 2020: who will replace him in 2021? www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

The Hungarian Grand Prix has followed the example of the British Grand Prix by informing fans who purchased tickets for this year’s race that any event it holds in 2020 will be spectator free. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

The Hungarian Grand Prix has followed the example of the British Grand Prix by informing fans who purchased tickets for this year’s race that any event it holds in 2020 will be spectator free. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Juan Manuel Correa is targeting an early 2021 comeback to racing after completing rehabilitation, but admits his parents have lost the passion he still has for motor racing. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Lewis Hamilton’s “unprecedented” lack of displays of poor sportsmanship sets him apart from other great Formula One champions of the past, according to Mercedes technical boss James Allison. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

IndyCar announced Saturday that it will kick off the month of May with a virtual race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway featuring a 33-driver field for the 175-mile event. The Indianapolis 500 has been rescheduled for August due to the coronavirus … Read more…

Two South Dakota speedways reversed course Thursday and said they would hold their weekend races without spectators, after Gov. Kristi Noem warned fans against attending the sold-out events because of the coronavirus. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Silverstone would be willing to host an unprecedented two successive grands prix without spectators to help Formula One fight back from the coronavirus crisis, circuit boss Stuart Pringle said on Sunday. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Bob Lazier, CART’s rookie of the year in 1981 and the father of IndyCar drivers Buddy Lazier and Jaques Lazier, died Saturday, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced. He was 81. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

While virtual racing began as a fun way for NASCAR and IndyCar to stay in the spotlight while the coronavirus pandemic has curtailed on-track action, drivers have learned that virtual racing can have real-life consequences. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL … Read more…

With the IndyCar series on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Roger Penske said he had no choice but to cancel the doubleheader race at Detroit. The tentative start to the season is June 6 at Texas Motor Speedway. www.espn.com … Read more…

Stirling Moss produced many famous performances. His most iconic was not in Formula One, but the 1955 Mille Miglia endurance race — here’s how he recalled that display to ESPN several years ago. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

The all-electric Formula E series has postponed for a year the introduction of its new Gen2 Evo car as part of cost-saving measures agreed unanimously by teams, manufacturers and the governing body. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

It is likely the new Formula One season will get underway without spectators as the sport’s organisers remain optimistic about salvaging as many as 19 races this year. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Robert Wickens, partially paralyzed in an IndyCar Series crash in 2018, returns to competition for the first time Saturday when he’ll race while utilizing hand controls in IndyCar’s virtual race at Barber Motorsports Park. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

While he stopped short of shaving it completely, over 35,000 people watched McLaren driver Lando Norris cut his hair live on Twitch after a successful coronavirus fundraiser last weekend. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Its one of the most remarkable tales in all of sports — ESPN tracked down some of the original Brawn GP team members to tell the behind-the-scenes story of one of the most unlikely championship successes in F1 history. www.espn.com … Read more…

The McLaren team member who tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the Australian Grand Prix has returned home to the UK along with colleagues who remained in Melbourne in isolation. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

IndyCar and iRacing are teaming up to stage six virtual races with current drivers in the series beginning March 28, IndyCar announced Friday. Drivers scheduled to compete will be announced next week. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

While IndyCar had said on Friday that the GP of Long Beach was being canceled, the event’s organizers made it official Wednesday when they released details of options for ticket holders. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

With the coronavirus pandemic delaying the F1 season indefinitely, Laurence Edmondson looks at how F1 can salvage anything close to a full season once normality resumes. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Formula One drivers Max Verstappen and Lando Norris were racing on Sunday but, with the season-opening Australian Grand Prix cancelled due to the coronavirus, it was against invisible opponents on virtual racetracks. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

The Grand Prix of Long Beach scheduled for April 19 has been postponed because of a ban on large scale gatherings in the California city. Race organizers are in conversations about potentially rescheduling the street race. www.espn.com – RPM BEST … Read more…

All IndyCar races through April, including Sunday’s season opener, were canceled on Friday. The next scheduled race is the GMR Grand Prix on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 9. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

At least three members of the Formula One paddock have been tested for coronavirus and have entered self-isolation on the eve of the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

The FIA’s World Motor Sport Council (WMSC), which includes representation from Ferrari, has given its unanimous support to the FIA’s controversial handling of the recent Ferrari engine row. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Seven of Formula One’s 10 teams have questioned the FIA’s integrity and transparency after the sport’s governing body struck a confidential agreement with Ferrari following an investigation into the Italian team’s power unit. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

The promoter of Formula One’s season-opening Australian Grand Prix insists its race will go ahead on March 15 as planned, despite concerns about the spread of coronavirus. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

A ranking of the Formula One grid after its preseason tests and a look at whether any team has what it takes to take the title fight to Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

The coronavirus epidemic is giving Formula One teams a logistical headache as they prepare for a new season and the run of long-haul races scheduled to start in Australia on March 15. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

The purse for the Indianapolis 500 will increase roughly $ 2 million to a record $ 15 million, and drivers trying to bump their way into the final three spots of the traditional 33-car starting field may get more than … Read more…

Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin will test next week at Circuit of the Americas in Texas prior to driving on the road course for Team Penske at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in May. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Formula One is open to the idea of postponing the Chinese Grand Prix to a later date in 202 if the outbreak of coronavirus means it cannot take place on April 19 as planned. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

John Andretti, the first driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, has died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Charles Leclerc joined Ferrari as No.2 driver but has always established himself as Sebastian Vettel’s equal, evidenced in Ferrari’s decision to extend his contract until 2024. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

The Zandvoort circuit set to host the Dutch Grand Prix in 2020 will feature a section with a banked corner twice as steep as the turns at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

The final round of the World Rally Championship has been cancelled because of concerns over destructive wildfires near the venue in the northeast of Australia’s most populous state. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

German Touring Car boss and former F1 driver Gerhard Berger has unveiled a proposed electric series with high-performance cars racing at Formula One speeds and battery changes carried out by robots. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Charles Leclerc and Ferrari’s defiance of the FIA was a major talking point from the Japanese GP. Our F1 team debate that and the other pressing issues in the sport right now. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

The enduring memory of Niki Lauda and Mercedes’ continuing no-blame culture helped propel the German manufacturer to a sixth world title. It’s going to be hard to deny a seventh, writes Laurence Edmondson. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Lewis Hamilton must finish on the podium to have a chance of wrapping up a sixth world title at the Mexican GP. Here’s what teammate Valtteri Bottas needs to do to take the fight to Austin. www.espn.com – RPM BEST … Read more…

American driver Juan Manuel Correa has posted a video for the first time since he suffered serious leg injuries in the Formula 2 crash which killed Anthoine Hubert. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton have spoken out against it. So what exactly is the logic behind the reverse-grid qualifying races F1 is planning to experiment with in 2020? www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Formula One is becoming increasingly aware of what its fans want to see in the future — and reacting according. Laurence Edmondson on how certain trends are influencing the sport’s rule-makers. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Sebastian Vettel responded to his retirement to the Russian GP by saying “bring back the f—ing V12” — but the four-time world champion knows such a change is impossible for Formula One. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Before his car suffered a failure, Sebastian Vettel had gone against an apparent prerace agreement with Charles Leclerc and Ferrari to hold the lead of the Russian GP. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

IndyCar champion Josef Newgarden turned exhibition laps at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the first appearance of an open-wheel car at the track since three spectators were killed 20 years ago. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Charles Leclerc has told himself to “shut up” and show restraint in difficult situations after venting his frustrations during the Singapore Grand Prix over his in-car radio. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL UPDATE:

Ferrari was supposed to win in Belgium and Italy, but no-one predicted it would stay on top in Singapore. Laurence Edmondson looks at what its third straight victories means for the balance of power in F1 right now. www.espn.com – … Read more…

Brittany Force, Erica Enders and Angelle Sampey led their respective qualifying divisions at Maple Grove Raceway, marking the first time three women have been No. 1 qualifiers in an event in the four professional divisions. www.espn.com – RPM BEST DEAL … Read more…